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6681  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Facebook plans to launch 'GlobalCoin' currency in 2020 on: May 25, 2019, 04:11:42 AM
I speculate that it might partner with an existing blockchain platform project where Facebook will issue their tokens. However, which one will it be? Ethereum appears that it might be the first choice because of its success in brand development.
6682  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: Grin Observer - GRN/BTC - Price Movement and Discussion on: May 25, 2019, 03:47:30 AM
I am very well aware of GRIN emission and inflation.  Wink
You sell, I hold and after 2 years from today - we will see where we are. I expect FOMO for that "bicycles".


Ok. However, what the other miners are doing is selling to hold bitcoin for selling later to get more profit and use it to expand their mining operation. This would increase difficulty that would make your miner earn less.
6683  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2019-05-23] AT&T Teams With BitPay to Accept Bill Payments in Crypto on: May 25, 2019, 02:02:07 AM
Good news till you try to use BitPay's payment form that isn't supported by most wallet clients. If you find a wallet client that does support their payment form, there is no Segwit. One big mess.

Most wallets still don't support BIP70?! I guess I wouldn't know. I've been using Electrum as my everyday wallet for years now and never missed a beat when Bitpay implemented BIP70.

BIP70 is bad for your privacy, all wallets should not support BIP70, according to some people. Also, there are some people who call Bitpay a cancer to bitcoin and hostile because of its support of segwit2x and its encouragement to use bitcoin cash.


BIP70 introduces the requirement on developers to support legacy public-key infrastructure dependencies with known track records of vulnerabilities (openssl and heartbleed, etc…). Additionally, widespread implementation of BIP70 introduces an exposure to increased risk of AML/KYC surveillance and monitoring of on-chain transactions and more effective blacklists

Source https://blog.samouraiwallet.com/post/169222582782/bitpay-qr-codes-are-no-longer-valid-important
6684  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2019-05-22] Dutch Authorities Shut Down Bestmixer on: May 25, 2019, 12:49:59 AM
@joniboini. I googled who owns coingeek to see what I get. Well, Coingeek's parent company is the Ayre Group which is owned by Calvin Ayre, who is also a Craig is Satoshi supporter and Bitcoin SV pumper whale hehehe.
6685  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Manny Pacquiao vs Keith Thurman on July 20 on: May 24, 2019, 04:49:38 AM
@harizen. I would like to witness Manny become a president and fight Floyd Mayweather. That might also be the only temptation for Floyd to fight Manny again. If he is a president! That would break all time high boxing pay per view records hehehehe.

@Jating. He might only win this by a decision. The speed is there, however the knees are not.
6686  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: Grin Observer - GRN/BTC - Price Movement and Discussion on: May 24, 2019, 04:34:21 AM
@Texacha. No one is telling you to believe. However, the monetary policy of grin is to have more than 10% inflation for 10 years and more than 5% of inflation for 25 years.

The only way to use grin today as a miner is to sell it because no one is accepting it for payment and the price is falling. Holding is a bad decision.



Hoarding is a huge centralization pressure, and grin emission policy hopes to mitigate this.

The idea is to use grin like you use your bicycle, to get you around and make you more efficient, not to store in your garage hoping its value goes up.


https://github.com/mimblewimble/docs/wiki/Monetary-Policy
6687  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2019 NBA Season on: May 24, 2019, 04:05:05 AM
@freedomgo. Is it necessary to win the NBA championship to be chosen to be the MVP for the playoffs? Kawhi bringing the Raptors to the finals is not enough?

@Harkorede. I was reading articles about the Buck's coach. They say that he has also failed to bring a talented Hawks team to the finals hehe.

6688  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2019-05-22] Dutch Authorities Shut Down Bestmixer on: May 24, 2019, 03:17:32 AM
I read the same news from a different bitcoin news website. However it was very funny because I did not know if it was the news of Bestmixer's shutdown or the promotion of Bitcoin SV hehehehe.

How much might that journalist be paid for? It must be good.



The clampdown on Bestmixer is a clear case of why it’s not advisable to promote a crypto ecosystem that it lawless, especially with government oversight is coming. It’s also why Bitcoin SV (BSV) is building a regulation-friendly environment for Bitcoin to work within the existing legal systems. Jimmy Nguyen, Founding President of Bitcoin Association, is a former 21+year digital technology lawyer in the U.S., and he emphasizes:  “It’s time for Bitcoin to grow up, which includes getting out of the wild wilderness of cryptocurrency’s adolescent years and mature into a lawfully compliant ecosystem.    Expect more government agency crackdowns such as this one against BestMixer.  This also reinforces why Bitcoin SV is leading the way to create a safe ecosystem that big businesses and consumers will feel comfortable using.”

Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV) is today the only Bitcoin project that follows the original Satoshi Nakamoto whitepaper, and that follows the original Satoshi protocol and design. BSV is the only public blockchain that maintains the original vision for Bitcoin and will massively scale to become the world’s new money and enterprise blockchain.


Source https://coingeek.com/crypto-mixing-service-bestmixer-seized-over-money-laundering-claims/
6689  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2019-04-22]American bitcoin trader may face death penalty over 'sea home' on: May 24, 2019, 02:24:48 AM
@stompix. They might be waiting for their sentence. There might not be much for them to do except browse the internet for news and check social media to contact family and friends.

I reckon someone in the forum who is a friend to him should open a thread to make everyone in the community aware of this issue. Does he need donations?
6690  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2019 NBA Season on: May 23, 2019, 03:34:42 AM

Nah resting period won't really matter.

These players are professional and they used to play regularly. Didn't you know that after every game, they do practice the other day and their usual routines. So come to think of it, they are doing that for the whole season.

No such thing as long rest = advantage ; short ones = disadvantages.

Game 7 is on 28th if necessary. 30th is the finals. Neither who will win on ECF will have a good rest. The said team instead will be more pump up and excited rather than tired. Remember that Bucks last finals appearance was way back 1973. Raptors, on the other hand, doesn't have experience.

It might matter, I reckon. Basketball is a physically draining sport, very much not like baseball hehe. This is why the odds change based on how many games the team has been playing within 1 or 2 weeks and if their next game is on the road.

In any case, if the Raptors played consistently and similarly against Golden State like the 4th game versus the Bucks, can they win? Also, what is everyone's predictions for Raptors, Bucks game 5? Is the +6.5 for the Raptors ok?

Forgive me with all the questions. I am a casual fan hehehe.
6691  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2019-05-21] Bitfinex Argues Why Judge Should Dismiss NYAG Case in Latest Case on: May 23, 2019, 02:42:48 AM
@figmentofmyass. Agreed. This might also be good for the market if the cases against them were finally dropped hehehe.

@CryptoBry. I want Bitfinex to win. They did not exit scam and they did not steal from their users.
6692  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2019-05-21] Argentina: Bitcoin Bought at $20K Retained More Value Than the Peso on: May 23, 2019, 02:28:50 AM
And if they'd bought dollars they'd be even better off. How wonderful.

It's time Bitcoin fans stopped straw grasping at pathetic and twisted stats. It's really not an appetising look any more.

Nicely said. Came here hoping to say almost the same thing (my country's fiat has been doing really well against usd since the former regime got toppled by a shock election loss last year) but you laid out the point well.

Fiat has probably outperformed Bitcoin at keeping value overall so let's not get outselves into losing arguments. We going to start buying gold, oil and real estate really if we want to go down this route.

However, it is a bull market, bitcoin is also increasing in value against the dollar. I reckon if they hold for a few more months they can sell and have some profit against the Argentinian peso and the dollar. It is also easier for those people to send and receive online without the service of banks.

Also, fiat has never kept any of its value. A dollar years ago is less today.
6693  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2019-05-20] Poloniex delists 9 cryptos for U.S. traders, they may be securities on: May 23, 2019, 01:49:07 AM
@Slow death Bittrex International is the version of the exchange that is for its customers outside the U.S. I reckon they might have already did their research and the legal work to know that the SEC cannot shut it down.

@Bitholder. Bittrex also lost its whales to Binance hehehe.
6694  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Motosport General discussion tread --- Formula1, MotoGP, WTCC, ETCC, DTM..... on: May 22, 2019, 04:17:28 AM
Rest in peace, Niki. Sad

How big is his contributions in Mercedes in matters of strategy and tactics? Will his death shake the team's performances for this year?
6695  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2019 NBA Season on: May 22, 2019, 03:45:30 AM
@Remainder. The Raptors defended better in this game and Kahwi had the support he needed from the rest of the team. The 2 overtimes from the last game and winning it might also have given them the confidence that they can win this series.
6696  Economy / Speculation / Re: SEC delays decision on ETF again on: May 22, 2019, 03:22:19 AM
Another delay by the SEC. However, Tom Lee's prediction of an all time high of $25k might become true on the day before the approval of the SEC's deadline day, October 18. I speculate that it might be the last of the delays.
They keep on delaying it and won't be surprised if by the final deadline, they will declare another delay and extension.

Are we still considering it as something big? well it's kind of big if it will be approved but we're too tired of it. I'd guess that we're focusing now with the bull run with or without these ETF approvals.

Agreed. The market did not react negatively when the announcement of the delay was made. This might be the beginning of the disbelief on the U.S. goverment's influence over the cryptospace. I also hope that Bitfinex will win versus the New York attorney general's office to show everyone that they cannot do anything to us with all their power hehehe.
6697  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Game of Thrones - Who will rule? Odds and betting discussion [Odds updated!] on: May 22, 2019, 03:03:54 AM
The ending was Okay. But they rushed it too fast. They could have stretched it one more season but they ended this season with fewer episodes.
They missed many important details and their was poor editing. A coffee cup and a water bottle, soldier asking to open fire? Seems like they hired a cheap crew to get the work done.

Maybe not the full season. But I agree, it is too fast. Maybe 10 series would be better describing changes in characters. And yes, putting modern  things into picture means they were too lazy to look for details.
I believe this is why they are doing the spin off shows to extend it over other storylines.
Naomi Watts was speculated to play one of the red queens of the lord of light.
But I completely agree with tsaroz it did seemed to be rushed to close it out in just 6 episodes for the final season.
I doubt it was due to budget constraints. Embarrassed

GOT is the one of the most successful series in the history, surely budget was not an issue.
The story is good but the negligence are unforgivable. There's a meme circulating where the unsullied commander reaches top faster than the moving John Snow character. And how on the earth would the 6 kingdoms let a cripple rule them from voting and let his sister had an independent nation? They would have asked for independence too.

Budget was the issue, however. The budget they spent on cgi dragons, Ghost and Nymeria were very high, so they had to limit their appearances in some episodes. This was mentioned in some interviews.

We might have seen Nymeria and her pack versus the Night King if there were no budgeting issues, I reckon.
6698  Economy / Speculation / Re: SEC delays decision on ETF again on: May 21, 2019, 03:47:12 AM
Another delay by the SEC. However, Tom Lee's prediction of an all time high of $25k might become true on the day before the approval of the SEC's deadline day, October 18. I speculate that it might be the last of the delays.


Tom Lee in the eyes of everyone after all time high of $25k

The SEC has again delayed its decision on whether to allow a proposed rule change that would enable the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust exchange-traded fund (ETF) to issue and list its shares.

According to a filing published on Thursday by the SEC, the public has 21 days from when the order is published in the Federal Register to submit comments on the ETF, and rebuttals to those comments are due 35 days after such publication.

As highlighted by attorney Jake Chervinsky in a recent tweet, the SEC has a new deadline of August 19, but investors should fully expect there to be another delay pushing things to the final deadline of October 18.


Source https://sludgefeed.com/bitcoin-remains-steady-after-sec-delays-etf-decision/
6699  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: Grin Observer - GRN/BTC - Price Movement and Discussion on: May 21, 2019, 03:03:13 AM
@yefi. Agreed.

@tranthidung. I like the pump, however the price will always behave in compliance on how grin's monetary supply was designed to do. This will be a pumpers versus the miners scenario and the miners have unlimited supply.
6700  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Game of Thrones - Who will rule? Odds and betting discussion [Odds updated!] on: May 21, 2019, 02:11:19 AM
The leaks orions.belt19 has posted are real. This was not a very satisfying way to end the show, I reckon. The writers appeared to be in a hurry to end it and collect their paychecks hehehe.

It was a sad ending for Jon, Bran became king and Bron got his castle. All the other character's endings were uninteresting.

Too bad we did not make a bet on the leaks whether it will happen or not, it would have made things more fun  Grin

I would not bet against them. When the leaks begun appearing in Reddit, the sportsbooks removed all Game of Thrones betting which was convncing that the source was real.

@Theb. I was also hoping for a similar ending. A symbolism for our world trapped in a long winter hehehe.

@jakelyson. Do not forget the 2 years of waiting hehehehe.
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